A quick search of Twitter for “#Ferguson Obama” results in a large number of tweets from African-Americans who aren’t happy that the president had time to make a statement on the death of Robin Williams while not addressing the police shooting of Michael Brown or the protests/riots in Ferguson, Mo.
Some examples:
https://twitter.com/loveand_beTREY/statuses/499195082764193792
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I'm a huge Obama supporter but 2 quickly comment on Robin Williams and to not even acknowledge #MikeBrown is a slap in the face. #Ferguson
— Kurt Hendrix (@outyourleague82) August 12, 2014
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It's fine that Obama eulogized Robin Williams but when will he speak about the murder of #MikeBrown ? #Ferguson
— Will Bunch Sign Up For My Newsletter (@Will_Bunch) August 12, 2014
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Obama don't give a damn about #Ferguson just like he don't care about Chicago. Just allowing illegals in and giving them refuge.
— M.E. (@notjus4ne1) August 12, 2014
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It's was very nice for obama to release a statement about Robin Williams but I think he should be focusing #Iraq and #Ferguson
— Daws 🌘 (@dporter779) August 12, 2014
Just people mouthing off on Twitter or does the president have a problem? My thought: he has a big problem. Ferguson is going to prevent the president from doing anything major on immigration and will lower turnout for the Dems in the 2014 midterms.